Coiffure for dolls



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COIFFURE FOR DOLLS Filed Oct. 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 14, 1948.

B. B. PETSCHAUER 2,449,248

COIFFURE FOR DOLLS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed 001;. 22, 1945 IN VEN TOR.

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AT TORNEY Patented Sept. 14, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE' COIFFURE FOR DOLLS Beryl B. Petschauer, Oakland, Calif.

Application October 22, 1945, Serial No. 623,682

6 Claims. 1

My invention relates to dolls, and more particularly to a coiifure or hairdress for yarn dolls or the like, and the method of preparing the same.

Among the objects of my invention are:

(1) To provide a novel and improved coiffure for dolls, and the method of preparing the same;

(2) To provide a novel and improved coiffure for yarn dolls;

(3) To provide a basic coifiure for yarn dolls, capable of being readily converted into coifiures representing many different types of hairdress;

(4) To provide a simple means and method of creating a coiffure for dolls, which shall be attractive as well as permanent.

Additional objects of my invention will be brought; out in the following description of preferred embodiments of the same, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein Figures 1 and 2 are side and rear views, respectively, illustrating the means and method of preparing a basic coiffure capable of being readily converted into coifiures of various types;

Figures 3, 4 and 5 are side, rear and front views, respectively, of the basic coiffure resulting from the method depicted in Figures 1 and 2;

Figures 6 and 7 are side and rear views, respec tively, of a modified type of coifiure developed from the basic coiffure illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5;

Figure 8 is a side view of another modified coifiure developed from that of Figures 3, 4 and 5;

Figure 9 is a rear View depicting still another type of coiffure having its origin in the basic coiffure of Figures 3, 4 and 5;

Figure 10 isa front view illustrating still another modification readily obtainable from the basic coiifure of Figures 3, 4 and 5.

Although the invention in its broadest aspects may be applicable to dolls in general which have a head portion capable of being penetrated with a fastening or anchoring means, the invention has been developed primarily for use in connection with themanufacture of dolls from yarn or the like.

In forming a yarn doll, a body roll or loop I of many turns of yarn of approximately the desired body length, is constricted at both the waistline and neckline by a tie 3 of yarn or the like to create the head 5 and torso portion '5. A similar though smaller roll 9 is passed through the body roll just below the neckline, from which the arms H of the doll are formed. The body as thus prepared may be molded, shaped, or treated as by the application of dress appurtenances, such as ribbons, floral designs or the like to suit the desires of its creator. l

Facialelements such as eyes and mouth are preferably embroidered thereon in a manner to produce an expression befitting the character of doll to be created.

To prepare a hairdress orcoiifure for suchtype of doll, I provide a roll I3 of yarn of the desired color and of a length extending from'approximately the forehead E5 to some point below the neckline. Such roll is then affixed at two spaced points, namely, at the top of the head and at the approximate neckline. In accomplishing this, I apply the prepared roll Hi to its proper position on the head, then pass a band consisting of a strand or two of yarn l1 through the center of the head, bringing the ends up over the top of the head to encircle the hair r-oll l3, following which the ends are tied reasonably tightly, and in a somewhat similar manner, I pass a strand or two of yarn l9 through the body at the-ap proximate neckline, bringing the loose ends over to encircle the hair roll, following which such ends are also tied reasonably tightly. The knotted ends in each case may be formed into an attractive bow 2| if desired. I

In anchoring the hair roll 13 at the neckline, the anchoring strands are preferably passed through the neck portion at either side of the tie '3 which forms the neck constriction.

Application of the hair roll in the above manner results in a pompadour 23 across the forc head and a page-boy roll 25 across the shoulders, leaving an intermediate portion 21 closely fitting the head contour. These may be spread to any extent desired to fit the character of the doll.

This coiffure, while it represents a complete hairdress in itself, nevertheless constitutes at the same time, a basic coiffure from which other well-known types of hairdress may readily be obtained and without departing from the fundamental principles of the invention. This I can demonstrate in connection with Figures 6 through 10 of our drawings.

In Figures 6 and 7, I have illustrated a 'coiffure involving bangs 29 across the forehead, and a clipped back 3| across the shoulders. This combination is very readily obtainable by splitting the pompadour 23 and the page-boy roll 25 of the basic coiffure, as with a pair of shears, and fiuffing up the free ends thus created, A more pleasing effect may be realized by trimming and shaping the ends following the fiufling procedure.

In the embodiment of Figure 8, only the pompadour 23 of the basic coilfure of Figures 3, 4 and 5 has been split, and converted into bangs, leaving the page-boy roll 25 across the shoulders.

The page-boy roll of the basic coiffure may also be converted into the braids 33 of Figure 9, by splitting the page-boy roll as in the preparation of the clipped back of Figures 6 and 7, and following this by the additional step of parting the strands and braiding the same. The length of the hair roll as. initially applied to. the head will of course determine the length of braids thus ob.- tained.

In Figure 10, I have illustrated what is known as the French bang, and this is very readily obtainable from the basic coiffure of Figures 3, 4 and 5, simply by forcing a central portion 35 of the pompadour down over the forehead and permitting the outside portions 3! of the pompadour to crowd in toward the center. Such crowding tends to hold the central portion in its displaced position to produce the effect illustrated.

Inasmuch as that portion of the coiffure associated with the forehead may be treated independently of that portion across the shoulders, any combination of the aforementioned features would be in order, thereby providing the designer with quite a repertoire from which to select, aside fromsuch other features as the invention lends itself to. Aside from the method of preparation which. is involved, and considering the invention purely from a structural viewpoint, all of the coiifures discussed and illustrated have this in common, namely, a plurality of strands of yarn anchored attwo spaced points, namely, at the top of the head and at the approximate neckline, providing an intermediate portion which closely hugs and conforms to the shape of the head and leaving an endportion adjacent the forehead and an end portion across the shoulders, each of which is capable of" modification and alteration to bring about a variety of types of hairdress.

The method, insofar as it applies to the formation of a pompadour and a page-boy roll, is fundamental to the method involved in the preparation of the Various other types of coiffures illustrated and described. From the above, it. will become apparent that the-invention fulfills all the objects recited therefor, and while I have described the same as applied to the preparation of coiffures for yarn dolls, the invention as previously-indicated may be applicable to the preparation of coiffures for dolls of the type wherein the head portions are such as permit of the use of anchoring loops in the manner described in the foregoing description.

Accordingly, while I have described my invention in considerable detail, the same is subject to alteration or modification without departing from the'underlyin'g principlesinvolved, and I, therefore,v do not desire to be limited in my protection to the specific details illustrated and described, except as may be necessitated by the appended claims.

Iclaim: 1. The method of preparing a coiffure fora dollorthe like comprising applying a roll of yarn er-the like to the head of'such doll andiof a length extending from the forehead to below the neck line thereof, anchoring said roll to said head at the crown in spaced relationship to the upper end ofsaid' roll, and anchoring said roll at approximately theneckline of such doll in spaced relationship-to the lower end of said roll, the intermediate portion of said roll conforming to the head, leaving the end portions free for artistic arrangements.

2. The method of preparing a coiffure for a doll or the like comprising applying a roll of yarn or the like to the head of such doll and of a length extending from the forehead to below the neckline thereof, passing a band of yarn through said head adjacent the top thereof and bringing the ends of said band over said roll at a point spaced from the upper end. of the roll and tying the ends to anchor said roll to the head at the crown thereof, and passing a second band of yarn through such doll at approximately the neckline thereof, bringing the ends of said second band over the roll at a point spaced from the lower end of said roll and tying the ends to anchor said roll the approximate neckline of such doll, the intermediate portion of said roll conforming to the head, leaving the end portions free for artistic arrangements.

3. A coifiure' for a doll or the like comprising a roll of yarn applied over the top and back of. the head or such d'oll, a loop of yarn passing through said head adjacent the top thereof and encircling said roll to bind the same to the head at the top thereof, and another loop of yarn passing through such doll at approximately the neckline thereof and encircling said roll to bind the same to the doll at such point, whereby a pompadour across the forehead and a page-boy roll across the shoulders are formed, and leaving an intermediate portion of said roll conforming to the-head of such dollv 4. A coiffure for a doll or. the like comprising a roll of yarn applied over the top and back of the head of such doll and extending from the forehead to a point below the neckline, a loop of yarn passing through said head adjacent the top thereof and encircling said roll to bind the same to the head at the top thereof in spaced relationship to the upper end of saidroll, and another loop of yarn passing through such doll at approximately the neckline thereof and encircling said roll to bind the same to the doll at such point and in spaced relationship to the lower end of said roll, whereby a pompadour across the forehead and a page-boy roll across the shoulders are formed, and leaving an intermediate portion of said roll conforming to the head of such doll.

5. A coiifure for a yarn doll having its body head integrally formed from a plurality of loops of yarn with the loop ends forming the head portion of said doll, such coiffure comprising a roll of yarn applied over the top and back of said head portion and extending from the forehead to a point below the neckline, a loop of material passing through the head loops adjacent the top of said head portion and encircling said roll to bind the same to said head, portion in spaced relationship to the upper end of said roll, and another loop of material passing through said head loops at approximately the neckline of said body and encircling said roll in spaced relationship to the lower end of said roll to bind-the roll to said doll at that point, whereby to create a c'oiffure in which the intermediate. portion of said roll conforms to the head of the ,doll and the upper and lower portions of said roll are left free for artistic arrangements.

6. A coiffurefora yarn doll having its body-and head integrally formed from a plurality of loops of yarn with loop ends forming the head portion of said doll, such coiffure comprisinga plurality of strandsof yarnappliedover the top andback 5 of said head portion and extending from the forehead to a point below the neck line, a band of material passing through the head loops adjacent the top of said head portion and afiiXing said plurality of strands to said head portion, and another band of material passing through said head loops at approximately the neck line of said body and aifixing said plurality of strands to said body at that point in spaced relationship to the lower end of said plurality of strands whereby to create a coiffure in which the portion intermediate said bands of material conforms to the head of the doll and the lower portion of said 6 plurality of strands is left free for artistic arrangement.

BERYL B. PETSCHAUER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date 2,249,335 Turner July 15, 1941 D. 140,874 Ainge Apr. 1'7, 1945 

